Guidance for providing support
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You may be able to support someone after you’ve made a safeguarding referral or information report. If so, consider the following

- they may feel most comfortable talking about their situation to you – if possible stay in touch and be alert for anything they say or do that causes concern
- engaging with services can be challenging and can involve disclosing personal and traumatic information, often to people they have not met before and may not fully trust
- stepping away from an exploitative situation can be difficult and can expose someone to threats of harm and violence
- you may feel someone would benefit from additional support – you can find local support services on the [Victim Care website](https://www.victimcaredevonandcornwall.org.uk/).

**Follow these steps if the harm or risk of harm someone is exposed to has increased**

- if you believe they are now in [immediate danger](https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/report-your-concerns/report-safety-and-welfare-concerns/immediate-danger/) **contact [999](tel:999)**
- if you have not yet heard back about your safeguarding referral, or you have been informed that the person did not meet the threshold for support, [make a new safeguarding referral](https://www.preventingexploitationtoolkit.org.uk/report-your-concerns/report-safety-and-welfare-concerns/)
- if you have heard back about your safeguarding referral and the person has met the threshold for support, notify the relevant safeguarding service about your new concerns
- if you have new information or suspicious about exploitation make a new submission to the [Police Partner Agency Information Sharing Form](https://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/pais).